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Acupuncture for Back Pain is very effective

Acupuncture for Back Pain

Painful back? – Acupuncture for back pain is a tried and tested solution, so if you are thinking you might have to use painkillers or just cope? Think again….Acupuncture offers a genuinely holistic approach to back problems, helping the symptoms and the underlying cause.

You are not alone…

Back pain can affect anyone at any age and most people will suffer from it at some point in their lives. It is the UK’s leading cause of disability and one of the main reasons for work-related sickness absence. The condition affects more than 1.1 million people in the UK, with 95% of patients suffering from problems affecting the lower back. Back pain currently costs the NHS and community care services more than £1 billion each year.

Most lower back pain is caused not by serious damage or disease, but by sprains, muscle strains, minor injuries, or a pinched or irritated nerve. It can also occur with postural issues, during pregnancy, or because of stress, viral infection or a kidney infection. Or it may be that you do not know what started your back pain.

A long term solution

Painkillers often numb the end symptom and mask the problem. They do not address many of the combined underlying causes of back pain. By stimulating different points of the body, traditional acupuncture can be extremely beneficial for back problems, providing long term pain relief and reducing inflammation. I find most clients experience some relief after the first treatment and will have great results after a few sessions. The number needed depends on how long the problem has been there.

Most importantly, it works to seek out and help the original cause so that pain does not return. It also works preventatively, by realigning your posture and encouraging your body’s own natural healing mechanisms.

A few vital points from recent research and acupuncture for Back Pain;

Treatments can help your back by:

Providing pain relief

Reducing inflammation.

Improving muscle stiffness and joint mobility

Reducing the use of medication for back complaints

Providing a more cost-effective treatment over a longer period of time.

Works well with and improves the outcome when added to conventional treatments such as rehabilitation exercises